[1] In their review of the album, Billboard stated that "some of the innocent charm of her triple -platinum debut has been replaced by slick sophistication, but Gibson's knack for churning out punchy, well-crafted tunes is stronger than ever.

As indicated by the first single, "Lost In Your Eyes," the album concentrates more on ballads and midtempo tunes than the dance oriented debut did, but there are still plenty of toe- tappers here.

Her songs range from catchy musical romps with an edge of emotion and serious thought (“Electric Youth”), to outright teenaged sentimentality (“Lost In Your Eyes”).

"[6] Rolling Stone praised the album, stating that "Electric Youth sounds so bright and giddy that one could easily dismiss Debbie as just a kinder; gentler teen idol for the waning Eighties.

This eighteen-year-old New Yorker is heir to the great tradition of the Brill Building...the best pop music always mirrors its time, and anyone who's interested in a jolt of the here and now during this era of cultural nostalgia should plug into Electric Youth.

"[4] Spin commented that "hidden inside the chirpy, MIDI-ized backing tracks is an insurgent message that will have a greater emotional impact on current culture than a truckload of Tracy Chapman's...it would be impossible for radio to ignore Debbie.

Either on her own, or in conjunction with arranger-producer Fred Zarr, she rings the cash register of mass-market radio, sounding sometimes like a young Olivia Newton-John and at other moments ("Lost In Your Eyes") like a hybrid of Karen Carpenter and Barbara Streisand.